Prince Philip’s funeral pulls in more viewers than Meghan and Harry’s tell-all interview
Prince Philip's funeral garnered more than two million more people in the UK than Prince Harry and Meghan's tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey.
The service was held at Windsor Castle on Saturday and was broadcast to the entire world.
For viewers in the UK, saying a final goodbye to Prince Philip was more important than tuning in to Meghan and Harry’s tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey.
The service was shown on three networks in the UK with 11 million people watching on the BBC, 2.1 million on ITV, and around 450,000 on Sky.
Prince Philip's service was also given airtime on the radio and YouTube.
When ITV aired Harry and Meghan's interview with Oprah on March 8, the peak audience reached 12.4 million.
In 2002, the Queen Mother’s funeral was watched by 10.4 million in the UK.
32 million tuned in to the 1997 funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral had just 30 guests due to COVID-19 restrictions.
It is the first time since the passing of Prince Philip that the Queen has been seen.
It also marked Harry’s return to England after he relocated to California with his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and son Archie.